The Jaguars signed free agent running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. in March to help fill the hole left by Travis Etienne’s departure for the Saints.
Rodriguez, though, is not working with the team during the offseason program. Instead, he is working his way back from surgery on his left foot, which he injured during the conditioning program.
“He will be full go come training camp,” coach Liam Coen said after Tuesday’s minicamp workout, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.
Bayshul Tuten and LeQuint Allen have taken the majority of reps at the position in Rodriguez’s absence.
Rodriguez ran 112 times for 500 yards and six touchdowns with the Commanders in 2025. He had 86 carries for 430 yards and four scores in his first two seasons.
He played five seasons at Kentucky, including 2021 with Coen as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator.
The Jaguars plan to continue playing Travis Hunter at both wide receiver and cornerback during the 2026 season, but he won’t be doing anything until he’s cleared for a full return to football activities.
Hunter tore his LCL late in October 2025 and missed the rest of his rookie season. He’s been around the team throughout the offseason and head coach Liam Coen said on 1010XL that there’s been obvious growth in terms of his strength, but that he remains unsure of when Hunter will get the green light to do everything needed to get ready for the season.
“I’m extremely pleased with where Travis is at mentally and physically,” Coen said. “I’m not a doctor, I don’t know when he is going to be full go but I do know that he runs on this field every morning with the guys and he’s looking damn good. He’s added so much mass on his upper half, he worked so hard in the weight room through the winter and this offseason. There is no question he’s gotten stronger, specifically in the upper half.”
Coen went on to say that he’s told Hunter that the injury is a “minor setback for a major comeback” and the Jaguars will need that to be true to make their trade up to take Hunter with the second overall pick look like a wise move.
The NFL likes to boast about its growing popularity overseas, but there’s at least one sign that foreign fans are deciding NFL tickets aren’t worth the price.
Tickets to the October 18 Texans-Jaguars game at London’s Wembley Stadium are not selling well. General tickets have been on sale since May 29, and it remains easy on ticket sites to find large blocks of tickets available. Searching ticket sites, fans can find blocks of 12 seats together in many sections of the stadium.
The popular NFL UK Tickets social media account, which tracks ticket availability for NFL London games and is not affiliated with the league, posted a seating map showing many tickets remain unsold.
“Can’t actually believe how badly the Texans v Jaguars game has sold. Over a week of the general sale and this is a snap shot of what the stadium looks like. Gone are the days of selling out the first day, people voting with their feet and staying away due to price,” NFL UK Tickets posted.
Replies to that post show many UK-based fans saying the NFL has made tickets too expensive, with some saying it’s cheaper to fly to the United States to see an NFL game than to buy tickets in their own home country.
The NFL will play a record nine international games this year and plans even more next year, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suggesting that the league may eventually play 16 games overseas, with every team leaving the country once. Poor ticket sales may be the only thing that could slow down the NFL’s aggressive international plans.
The Jaguars have added a pair of players on Thursday.
Jacksonville announced the club has signed cornerback Dane Jackson and offensive lineman Trystan Colon.
A seventh-round pick in 2020, Jackson has spent most of his career with the Bills. He appeared in three games for Buffalo last season after spending the 2024 season with Carolina. His first four years were all with the Bills.
Colon played 12 games with four starts for Detroit in 2024. He spent the previous two years with the Cardinals after appearing in 20 games with four starts for Baltimore from 2020-2022.
As corresponding moves, the Jaguars placed cornerback Keith Taylor on injured reserve and waived offensive lineman Sal Wormley.
The Jaguars brought in some experienced help for their defensive line on Monday.
The team announced the signing of defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna. There was no corresponding cut needed to make room on the 90-man roster.
Bohanna split the 2025 season between the Seahawks and the Packers. He had three tackles in five games for Seattle and two tackles in his only appearance for the Packers.
Bohanna has 44 tackles in 40 career appearances for the Seahawks, Packers, Titans, Lions, and Cowboys.
DaVon Hamilton, Arik Armstead, Ruke Orhorhoro, and third-round pick Albert Regis are also on hand on the interior of Jacksonville’s defensive line.
